World Darts Championship 2022/23: Dates, schedule, format, prize money and betting odds

Ben Miller

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The 30th edition of the World Darts Championship is heading for the 3,200-capacity Alexandra Palace at the end of 2022.

A total of around 80,000 fans are thought to have seen the action in north London in 2021, when Scotsman Peter Wright won the championship for the second time.

Wright beat Michael Smith 7-5 in the final and expressed his sympathy for the rising star after a match in which the lead changed hands several times.

Here are the dates for the 2022/23 tournament, how each day looks, the format and the latest betting odds.

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When is the World Darts Championship taking place?

The contest for the Sid Waddell trophy will begin on December 15, 2022 and finish on January 3, 2023.

World Darts Championship 2022 schedule

All times are GMT.

Date Time Stage
Thurs, Dec 15 19:00 First round, second round
Fri, Dec 16 12:30, 19:00 First round, second round
Sat, Dec 17 11:00, 20:00 First round, second round
Sun, Dec 18 11:00, 20:00 First round, second round
Mon, Dec 19 12:30, 19:00 First round, second round
Tues, Dec 20 19:00 First round, second round
Weds, Dec 21 12:30 First round
Weds, Dec 21 19:00 Second round
Thurs, Dec 22 12:30, 19:00 Second round
Fri, Dec 23 12:30, 19:00 Second round
Tues, Dec 27 12:30, 19:00 Third round
Weds, Dec 28 12:30, 19:00 Third round
Thurs, Dec 29 12:30 Third round
Thurs, Dec 29 19:00 Third round, fourth round
Fri, Dec 30 12:30, 19:00 Fourth round
Sun, Jan 1 12:30, 19:30 Quarterfinals
Mon, Jan 2 19:30 Semifinals
Tues, Jan 3 20:00 Final

World Darts Championship format

After first and second-round matches that are best-of-five sets, the third and fourth rounds are best-of-seven.

The quarterfinals are best-of-nine sets, the semifinals best-of-11 sets and the final is best-of-13 sets. Players take it in turns to throw at the start of each set, which are won by the first player to take three legs.

World Darts Championship prize money

Hitting the big time in darts pays well. Organisers the Professional Darts Corporation have allocated a prize of £500,000 to the winner, with the runner-up receiving £200,000 as part of a £2.5 million total prize fund.

Stage Prize money
Winner £500,000
Finalist £200,000
Semifinalist £100,000
Quarterfinalist £50,000
Round Four £35,000
Round Three £25,000
Round Two £15,000
Round One £7,500

World Darts Championship betting odds

  UK
(Sky Bet)
USA
(Caesars)
Canada
(Sports Interaction)
Australia (Ladbrokes)
Michael van Gerwen 11/4 +333 4.00 4.00
Gerwyn Price 5/1 +600 7.00 6.00
Peter Wright 7/1 +650 8.00 8.00
Jonny Clayton 8/1 +1200 12.00 11.00
Dimitri van den Bergh 10/1 +1400 13.00 11.00
Michael Smith 12/1 +800 13.00 15.00
Luke Humphries 14/1 +1400 17.00 17.00

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Ben Miller has been writing about sport for 25 years, following all levels of football as well as boxing, MMA, athletics and tennis. He’s seen five promotions, three relegations, one World Cup winner and home games in at least three different stadiums as a result of his lifelong devotion to Brighton & Hove Albion. His main aim each week is to cover at least one game or event that does not require a last-minute rewrite.